1978 studio album by Ray Brown
Something for Lester Released 1978 Recorded June 22–24, 1977 Studio Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, California Genre Jazz Length 41 :10 Label Contemporary Producer John Koenig and Lester Koenig
Something for Lester Ray Brown recorded in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.[ 1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with Scott Yanow noting "This excellent trio session forms a sort of transition between bassist Ray Brown's work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and his own small-group sessions of the '80s and '90s".[ 2]
Track listing
"Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton) - 5:16
"Slippery" - 7:27 (Ray Brown)
"Something in Common" (Walton) - 4:50
"Love Walked In " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 5:25
"Georgia on My Mind " (Hoagy Carmichael , Stuart Gorrell ) - 7:11
"Little Girl Blue " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) - 6:17
"Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver ) - 4:54
Personnel
References
Years listed are the years the album was recorded, not released
Albums
Bass Hit! This Is Ray Brown Jazz Cello Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band Much in Common Milt Jackson , 1964)Ray Brown / Milt Jackson This One's for Blanton! Duke Ellington , 1972)The Big 3 Joe Pass , 1975)Jones-Brown-Smith Hank Jones and Jimmie Smith , 1976)Quadrant Mickey Roker , 1977)Something for Lester Live at the Concord Jazz Festival Breakin' Out George Shearing and Marvin Smith , 1987)After Hours André Previn and Joe Pass, 1989)Uptown Mundell Lowe , 1990)Old Friends Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album Kiri Te Kanawa , 1991)Don't Get Sassy Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players SuperBass Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers Live at Starbucks Related articles
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
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God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt , 1973)Left Bank Encores Something for Lester Ray Brown , 1977)Slow Drag Donald Byrd , 1967)The Almoravid Joe Chambers , 1971–73)Somethin's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1981)Broken Shadows Ornette Coleman , 1971–72)Katumbo (Dance) Giant Steps John Coltrane , 1959)Up, Up and Away Sonny Criss , 1967)The Beat Goes On! This Is the Moment! Kenny Dorham , 1958)Blue Spring Cannonball Adderley , 1959)It's All Right! Teddy Edwards , 1967)Soul Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1961)Smokin' Tangerine Dexter Gordon , 1972)Generation Bush Dance Johnny Griffin , 1978)Roots Slide Hampton , 1985)The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Mode for Joe Joe Henderson , 1966)Hub Cap Freddie Hubbard , 1961)Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Bolivia Highway One Bobby Hutcherson , 1978)Farewell Keystone Really Livin' J.J. Johnson , 1959)J.J. Inc. Save Your Love for Me Etta Jones , 1986)Advance! Philly Joe Jones , 1978)Drum Song Seven Minds Sam Jones , 1974)Something in Common First Class Kloss! Eric Kloss , 1967)Abbey Is Blue Abbey Lincoln , 1959)Strings! Pat Martino , 1967)From This Moment On! Charles McPherson , 1968)Horizons Caramba! Lee Morgan , 1968)The Sixth Sense The Mode Sonny Red , 1961)Sonny Red Setting Standards Woody Shaw , 1983)For Losers Archie Shepp , 1968–69)Kwanza Now Is the Time Idrees Sulieman , 1976)Goodbye Yesterday Lucky Thompson , 1972)Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail I Offer You Another Story Stanley Turrentine , 1969)Up Front David Williams , 1986)
